Bit confused ....

Kells880
Kells880 Posts: 5
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Hola ... this site is helping me a lot, however I am still a bit confused.

If I used to eat stuff like bacon barms, take away's pizza and drink wine most nights etc, and do no exercise. And now I eat cereal, light lunches and salad for my main meal and exercise 45 mins a day (gym cardio and weights or swim solid for 45 mins, and I have on one day combined both) drink green tea instead of normal tea and plenty of water and only drink vodka and slim line tonic once a week at the most - surely i should experience a big difference in weight loss?

I have only been at it for a week or so, and dont see much difference in weight loss - although I am noticing a shape change.

Am I just being impatient or should I have expected to lose more than 1lb this week??

I am really rubbish at this stuff and needless to say that is why i weigh 12.6stone

Any advise would be grateful.

Cheers

Kells x

Ps - I love the bit on the exercise recorder where you can put your housework!!!! Awesome!!!

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  • Kells880
    Kells880 Posts: 5
    Hola ... this site is helping me a lot, however I am still a bit confused.

    If I used to eat stuff like bacon barms, take away's pizza and drink wine most nights etc, and do no exercise. And now I eat cereal, light lunches and salad for my main meal and exercise 45 mins a day (gym cardio and weights or swim solid for 45 mins, and I have on one day combined both) drink green tea instead of normal tea and plenty of water and only drink vodka and slim line tonic once a week at the most - surely i should experience a big difference in weight loss?

    I have only been at it for a week or so, and dont see much difference in weight loss - although I am noticing a shape change.

    Am I just being impatient or should I have expected to lose more than 1lb this week??

    I am really rubbish at this stuff and needless to say that is why i weigh 12.6stone

    Any advise would be grateful.

    Cheers

    Kells x

    Ps - I love the bit on the exercise recorder where you can put your housework!!!! Awesome!!!
  • jesse1117
    jesse1117 Posts: 124 Member
    yes, i think you are being impatient. 1 pound a week is the healthy amount to lose, and if you lost your 1 pound in a week, you are perfectly on track.
  • chellebelle315
    chellebelle315 Posts: 298
    sounds like you're doing well..making healthy food choices and exercising....one to two lbs a week is good healthy weight loss. Some weeks will be more, some you might not lose at all...its a process. be patient and be proud of yourself for taking on the challenge.
  • shannon128
    shannon128 Posts: 61
    Give it time...
    I know after a big workout I don't see the scale move until a day or two later. I think it has to do with water weight and whatever else. A pound a week is really good. Stick with it and you will see results!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    you're just being impatient. very impatient. you'll see changes but they take time.
  • randabates
    randabates Posts: 3
    I am in the same boat basically. The difference is I have been doing P90X for 2 weeks now. I have noticed increased strength, but with that I have also noticed a weight gain of 5 -7 lbs. I my calorie intake has been between 1500-2000 per day....I burn approximately 600 calories per workout and I workout everyday.....Super discouraged and perhaps impatient as well...
  • lulubar
    lulubar Posts: 739 Member
    You've made lots of changes in food and fitness ~ give your body time to respond. Be sure you measure because we don't always see the loss in pounds/stones, but in inches/centimeters. Also, make drinking water your priority - drink half your weight in ounces of water every day - you'll be amazed at the difference in how you feel. And remember, this is a lifestyle - not a "diet" - healthy weight loss is the goal which doesn't necessarily equal speedy weight loss. Be patient, love you body, treat it well and keep it hydrated.:flowerforyou: :drinker:

    edit: 1/2 your weight in ounces of water = if you weigh 200 pounds, drink 100 ounces of water.
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Hola ... this site is helping me a lot, however I am still a bit confused.

    If I used to eat stuff like bacon barms, take away's pizza and drink wine most nights etc, and do no exercise. And now I eat cereal, light lunches and salad for my main meal and exercise 45 mins a day (gym cardio and weights or swim solid for 45 mins, and I have on one day combined both) drink green tea instead of normal tea and plenty of water and only drink vodka and slim line tonic once a week at the most - surely i should experience a big difference in weight loss?

    I have only been at it for a week or so, and dont see much difference in weight loss - although I am noticing a shape change.

    Am I just being impatient or should I have expected to lose more than 1lb this week??

    I am really rubbish at this stuff and needless to say that is why i weigh 12.6stone

    Any advise would be grateful.

    Cheers

    Kells x

    Ps - I love the bit on the exercise recorder where you can put your housework!!!! Awesome!!!
    depends on the amount of calories your taking in as well as sodium and carbs....but if all is where it should be 1lb is average and sometimes above average
  • truedecember
    truedecember Posts: 151 Member
    I've wondered the same thing though. If I used to eat SO MUCH crap, how come I didn't gain a pound a day?!
  • soxygirl
    soxygirl Posts: 173
    Your body adjusts to your lifestyle over time . . . therefore, even when you change to a healthy lifestyle, it will take your body a while to adjust to that, and "trust" that you are doing the right thing for it. Keep it going -- this is a marathon, not a sprint.

    Also, make sure you are eating enough calories during the day -- some people make the mistake of cutting too much out right away, which definitely puts your body into a defensive, survivalist mode.
  • Kells880
    Kells880 Posts: 5
    Cool, thanks everyone. The impatience is a definate, as I wanted to feel skinny ha ha but I guess it is correct and a complete change of lifestyle not a diet or a fad.

    I have miles and miles more energy already, in fact I am driving my other half insane as I bounce home from work at 10.30pm and want to start doing things when he has been resting on the couch since he got home from work!!

    Well I am at work and should be doing something that isnt on here. So see you all soon!

    Also - i agree with the if i used to eat so much crap how come i am not double what I am, the body is a complex thing, i cant believe it has tollerated some of my bad (old) habits for so long.

    Kells x
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